title: [The frequency of readmissions of acute cases to medical departments according to age, sex and diagnoses. Monitoring during a 9-month period].
abstract: Employing a computer-based method developed in cooperation with the firm Kommunedata, the average frequencies of readmission of patients were determined in relation to age, sex and the diagnosis on the first discharge from departments of medicine in a county hospital. Where 6,438 patients were concerned, the average frequency of readmission was found to be 1.96 (1-27). Approximately half of the patients were readmitted and approximately 1/3 were readmitted to the same ward. Half (53%) of the patients who were readmitted were responsible for 27% of the readmissions and 3/4 for 50%. Patients with more than six readmissions comprised only approximately 4% of the readmissions. When it is taken into consideration that the distribution between the number of men and women alters after 65 years, it is found that women under the age of 65 years have the greatest number of readmissions per individual while men over the age of 65 years had the greatest number of readmissions. In its present form, the method is not suited to differentiate the reasons for frequent readmissions but it is useful to indicate groups in which the risk of readmission is great and where prophylactic measures could be employed to advantage. Further extension of the method is necessary.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vennervald
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003718:Denmark; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006766:Hospitals, County / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012737:Sex Factors
vernacular_title: Genindlaeggelsesfrekvens af akut medicinske patienter fordelt på alder, køn og diagnoser.